A communication apparatus, such as a GPS microphone, which is adapted for incorporating a communication system, includes a communication unit such as a speaker-microphone set, a communication transmitter such as a radio frequency transmitter communicatively networked with the communication system through radio frequency signals, and a positioning controller such as a GPS controller electrically connected with the radio frequency transmitter to encode a positioning data into a RF positioning signal in form of audio signal wherein when the GPS controller is triggered, the radio frequency transmitter is activated to transmit RF positioning signal to the communication system.
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1. A communication apparatus for transmitting a positioning data to a communication system, comprising: a communication unit for audio communication with said communication system; a positioning controller obtaining positioning data of said communication unit and converting said positioning data into one or more communication positioning signals; a communication transmitter communicatively networking with said communication system through communication signals and transmitting said communication positioning signals to said communication system, wherein said communication signal is radio frequency signal, said communication positioning signals is radio frequency (RF) positioning signals and said communication transmitter is a radio frequency transmitter which is activated for transmitting said RF positioning signals to said communication system when said positioning controller is triggered; and a PTT (Push-To-Talk) circuitry, wherein said communication transmitter transmits said communication positioning signals to said communication system when said PTT circuitry is triggered.
2. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said communication unit comprises a speaker-microphone set which comprises a speaker and a microphone, wherein said communication transmitter transmits said communication positioning signals to said communication system when said microphone is triggered.
3. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 2 , wherein when said microphone is triggered, an audio signal from said microphone of said speaker-microphone set and said communication positioning signals from said positioning controller are able to be combined to form an information signal for transmitting to said communication system.
4. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said communication unit comprises a speaker-microphone set which comprises a speaker and a microphone, wherein said radio frequency transmitter transmits said RF positioning signals to said communication system when said PTT circuitry is triggered.
5. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 4 , wherein when said PTT circuitry is triggered, an audio signal from said microphone of said speaker-microphone set and said RF positioning signal from said positioning controller are able to be combined to form an information signal for transmitting to said communication system.
6. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 5 , wherein said PTT circuitry is arranged in such a manner that when said PTT circuitry is triggered to activate said microphone in a transmit mode, said microphone is capable of receiving and encoding a voice message into an audio signal.
7. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said communication transmitter is preset to transmit said communication positioning signals to said communication system for every predetermined period of time.
8. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said positioning controller is preset to be activated for receiving said positioning data for every predetermined period of time.
9. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 5 , wherein said radio frequency transmitter is preset for transmitting said RF positioning signals to said communication system for every predetermined period of time.
10. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said communication transmitter is preset to transmit said communication positioning signals to said communication system when said communication transmitter receives a request from said communication system.
11. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said communication positioning signals are transmitted to said communication system upon a request from said communication system.
12. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 5 , wherein said communication positioning signals are transmitted to said communication system upon a request from said communication system.
13. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said positioning controller further generates an identification signal with respect to said communication apparatus, wherein when said communication positioning signals are transmitted from said communication transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said communication positioning signal for transmitting to said communication system.
14. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said positioning controller further generates an identification signal with respect to said communication apparatus, wherein when said RF positioning signals are transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signals for transmitting to said communication system.
15. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said positioning controller further generates an identification signal with respect to said communication apparatus, wherein when said communication positioning signals are transmitted from said communication transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said communication positioning signals for transmitting to said communication system.
16. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 4 , wherein said positioning controller further generates an identification signal with respect to said communication apparatus, wherein when said RF positioning signals are transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signals for transmitting to said communication system.
17. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 7 , wherein said positioning controller further generates an identification signal with respect to said communication apparatus, wherein when said communication positioning signals are transmitted from said communication transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said communication positioning signals for transmitting to said communication system.
18. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 10 , wherein said positioning controller further generates an identification signal with respect to said communication apparatus, wherein when said communication positioning signals are transmitted from said communication transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said communication positioning signals for transmitting to said communication system.
19. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said communication transmitter is a radio transmitting device adapted to send and receive said radio frequency signals, wherein said communication transmitter functions as a wireless communication link between said communication apparatus and said communication system.
20. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said radio frequency transmitter is a radio transmitting device adapted to send and receive said radio frequency signals, wherein said radio frequency transmitter functions as a wireless communication link between said communication apparatus and said communication system.
21. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said communication apparatus is adapted to communicatively network with said communication system through said communication signals to send said communication positioning signals to said communication system, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for converting said communication positioning signals received from said communication apparatus and a processor center converting said communication positioning signals back to said positioning data.
22. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said communication apparatus is adapted to communicatively network with said communication system through said radio frequency signals to send said RF positioning signals to said communication system, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for converting said RF positioning signals received from said communication apparatus and a processor center converting said RF positioning signals back to said positioning data.
23. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 7 , wherein said communication apparatus is adapted to communicatively network with said communication system through said communication signals to send said communication positioning signals to said communication system, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for converting said communication positioning signals received from said communication apparatus and a processor center converting said communication positioning signals back to said positioning data.
24. The communication apparatus, as recited in claim 10 , wherein said communication apparatus is adapted to communicatively network with said communication system through said communication signals to send said communication positioning signals to said communication system, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for converting said communication positioning signals received from said communication apparatus and a processor center converting said communication positioning signals back to said positioning data.
25. A process of transmitting positioning data from a communication apparatus to a communication system, comprising the steps of: (a) communicatively networking said communication apparatus with said communication system through communication signals; (b) converting said positioning data received by said communication apparatus into one or more communication positioning signals; and (c) transmitting said communication positioning signals to said communication system, wherein said communication signals are radio frequency signals and said communication positioning signals are radio frequency (RF) positioning signals, wherein said communication positioning signals are transmitted to said communication system when a PTT (Push-To-Talk) circuitry of said communication apparatus is triggered.
26. A process of transmitting positioning data from a communication apparatus to a communication system, comprising the steps of: (a) communicatively networking said communication apparatus with said communication system through communication signals; (b) converting said positioning data received by said communication apparatus into one or more communication positioning signals; and (c) transmitting said communication positioning signals to said communication system, wherein said communication signals are radio frequency signals and said communication positioning signals are radio frequency (RF) positioning signals, wherein said RF positioning signals are transmitted to said communication system when a PTT (Push-To-Talk) circuitry of said communication apparatus is triggered.
27. A process of transmitting positioning data from a communication apparatus to a communication system, comprising the steps of: (a) communicatively networking said communication apparatus with said communication system through communication signals; (b) converting said positioning data received by said communication apparatus into one or more communication positioning signals; and (c) transmitting said communication positioning signals to said communication system, wherein said communication signals are radio frequency signals and said communication positioning signals are radio frequency (RF) positioning signals, wherein said communication apparatus comprises a communication unit, a positioning controller and a communication transmitter, wherein the step (b) comprises a step of activating said communication controller to convert said positioning data to said communication positioning signals, wherein the step (c) further comprises a step of activating said communication transmitter to transmit said communication positioning signals to said communication system, wherein said communication positioning signals are transmitted to said communication system when a PTT (Push-To-Talk) circuitry of said communication apparatus is triggered.
28. The process, as recited in claim 25 , wherein the step (b) further comprises a step of combining audio signals from said communication unit with said communication positioning signals before said communication positioning signals are sent to said communication system.
29. A process of transmitting positioning data from a communication apparatus to a communication system, comprising the steps of: (a) communicatively networking said communication apparatus with said communication system through communication signals; (b) converting said positioning data received by said communication apparatus into one or more communication positioning signals; and (c) transmitting said communication positioning signals to said communication system, wherein said communication signals are radio frequency signals and said communication positioning signals are radio frequency (RF) positioning signals, wherein said communication positioning signals are transmitted to said communication system upon a request from said communication system, wherein the step (b) further comprises a step of combining audio signals from said communication unit with said communication positioning signals before said communication positioning signals are sent to said communication system.
30. The process, as recited in claim 25 , further comprising a step of decoding said communication positioning signals to a readable positioning data at said communication system.
31. A process of transmitting positioning data from a communication apparatus to a communication system, comprising the steps of: communicatively networking said communication apparatus with said communication system through communication signals; converting said positioning data received by said communication apparatus into one or more communication positioning signals; transmitting said communication positioning signals to said communication system, wherein said communication signals are radio frequency signals and said communication positioning signals are radio frequency (RF) positioning signals, wherein said communication positioning signals are transmitted to said communication system upon a request from said communication system; and decoding said communication positioning signals to a readable positioning data at said communication system.
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